Alan
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Looks like it has already been well-sorted.
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http://marbleconnection.com/topic/16738-alan-basinet-honored-by-the-american-marble-hall-of-fame/?tab=comments#comment-143733
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Thank you for that exhaustive word definition research - and for taking the time to quote direction from the Merriam Webster dictionary. Not to mention the analysis and statistical work that went into it. Sorry that I touched whatever raw nerve is embedded in there somewhere that spawned such a Wall-of_Text response.
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Someone help me with how this is "rare"? Chris Robinson can fire-up the torch and crank out as many as you want.
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I believe that the Guinea buyer overpaid by $376.00.
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"Naked" is a term used in handmades for some time. I've never heard it used to refer to a machine made. I think the term you are looking for is "anemic" - which is used to describe machine mades that didn't receive enough colored glass. Usually those were discarded.
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It is a naked core because there are no outer bands. A nice, unusual piece.
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Its a Clam.
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As others have noted - that isn't a pontil. Its not a "master at work" - its just not a pontil.
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Was the pontil polished off? There is no sign of it in the photos. Odd that it is a single, muted color. I haven't seen that in Lightning Strikes.
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Thats an accidental pattern - not a Lightning Strike.
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Its just an egg...probably beginning of run before they got the glass temps dialed-in. Some surface wrinkles - but its actually smooth glass. Its goofy and a favorite. It came out of the Akro digs in the French Drain.
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My favorite Akro oxblood egg:
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No, these are perfect. I'd say 90% of the dug ones I have seen have annealing fractures.
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Sky Blue Onyx with Oxblood:
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That looks like normal heavy play damage. Maybe some slingshot action.
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I confess that it hasn't crossed my mind - prior to you mentioning it.
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1. TRUE Akro Experimentals (of which there are very few varieties and limited number - despite some seller claims to the contrary). 2. Complex contemporaries that require significant preparation, talent and time to create. 3. Better Ravenswoods 4. Rare Akros 5. Most large mint handmades
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There is nothing about it that would allow anyone to pin it to a maker. Somewhat unlikely that it is an artist, per se. More likely someone goofing around experimenting.
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It is a contemporary (new) - made on a small gas torch.
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Photo of it?
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Agree.